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Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06
Weather Warnings,

At the request of many readers oi
this paper, the LEDGER reprints to-
day the code of signals used in an.
nouncing the signal service indica'
tions from the top of the LEDGE
building. Gut this key out and pres
erve it for future reference, as the
service is to be kept up and the iags
promptly displayed.
Flag l, blue sun, indicates genera
rain or snow.
Flag 2, blue star, local rain OF
snow.
Flag 8, blue crescent, clear or fail
weather.
Flag 4. red sun, higher tempera
ture.
Flag 5, red star, stationary tenn
perature.
Flag 6, red crescent, lower tenn
perature.
Flag Z, white, with square blacl
center, cold wave.
Examples: Flags l, 4, 3, z, meal
general rain Or snow, higher tempera
tare, followed by clear and mucl
colder weather. This combination
would be common in winter Flag
2, 6, mean local rain or snow an
lower temperature.
! Read signals downward.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06
Weinand-Tillnlan.

Miss Ella TilIman, of Glasgow,
and Mr.. VIM. Weinand, OF this city,
were married at ST. Mary's Catholic
church in the first named place on
Tuesday evening by Rev. Father
Pauk. The wedding was an elegant
affair, and large number OF guests
from home and abroad were present.
The Glasgow band furnished music
and a sumptous banquet was served
after the wedding ceremony. The
presents we're very numerous and
costly there beng noticed in the lis'
q number of checks for large amounts
OF money. The attendants were
Miss Lettie Tillman and Mr.. Vincen,
TiIlman, and Miss Mary Tugle and
Mr.. Frank Weinand.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06
Pension Grabbers.

EUu tut Oh. LUuls IhtpuDllCdii
At the meeting of the so-called
"National Pension Relief association,
at Turner Hall Gen. Bennett of Rich
mond, Ind, said:
The annual surplus reaches $780,.
600, 900. Give US boys the $96, ,000.-
900; let the thieves keep the $40,-
600, 900 remaining.
There is no annual surplus of $685.
100000, but even if there were, who
are ''the thieves whom this Gen.
Bennett so generously allows to keer
the $40,000,000 after ''us boys" have
appropriated the 500, 100000? And
having thus made out the bill for hi.
patriotism and presented it for pay
ment. will this Gen. Bennett make
out RECEIPT in full to date when it il
paid? Or will he 60 on claiming thai
he deserves eternal gratitude for hi
herolsm, self devotion and self-sacri
fee; that $40, 100000 this year, will
S96, 900. 900 added to it next year
are only partial payments on tn,
debit 2
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06

The g. A. r. folks have returned
from St. Louis solid for Francis.
They are all delighted with the way
everything was managed and will use
all their influence for him for Cover
nor. The more Francis is known in
the country the better he will be ap-
appreciated and the larger will his
boom become. The only objection
ever raised to him is that he lives in
st. Louis, and even those who raise
this objection volunteer the state
ment that he is pre-eminently Mis-
sourian end afterwsrds ST. .Louisian.
No man ID the State could come az
near wiplng out the prejudice exist
ing between So. Louis and the coun.
try. The wiping out ofithis feeling
would be a big thing for st. Louis,
q big thing for the State outside. II
addition to this the nomination ol
Francis for Governor in this Stats
would put new life and vigor in tn.
party. which would roll up the big
igest majority ever known in Mis-
souri,.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06
Get Your Fish.

OFFICE OF THE Missouri FISH Con-
MISSION, ST. JOSEPH, Moon the
10th of October we will be ready for
the distribution Of young fish. We
have full supply of base and carp,
at our ST. Louis ponds. and a large
supply of carp at our hatchery at
st. Joseph, Mo.
Orders addressed to Elias Cottrili,
at St. Joseph Mo-, or to Philip Kop.
plin, Jr., at st. Louis, Mo-, will
have prompt attention.
Terms as follows for cans and
carriage to express offices; SLID
will be charged, when you send q can
only % cents will be charged fo'
carriage. Money must accompany
each order. No fish sent out U. u
d. send name of Postoffice, count,
and nearest express office. We have
also six million wall-yeed pike fry
and several thousand California trorl
that will only be distributed fro,r
our State car in public waters VIZ
think adapted for the same.
Upon receipt Of 8 cents postas'
we will mail you 120-page circular OF
fish culture, and how to eonstru,;
ponds and feed fish.
Send your orders at once.
H. nj. GARLrcHs,
Chairman, Mo. Fish Com
ARCHIE p. CAMPBELL,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06

THE increasing volume of fall trade
increases the demand for money, as
the movements Of grain and other
crops from the producers to the
markets increase, as miscellaneous
merchandise moves in larger volumes,
and as the manufacturing interests
feel the stimulus of increased de-
mand. The unprecedented scale Of
railroad construction has been divert.
ing from its ordinary channels i'm
mense sums Of money; and as this
construction is going at a rate 6,000
miles greater for the year than the
average, the cost Of that part Ia
wholly extraordinary. That part oi
it about represents a demand for
sl25, ,0oo, 900 Of capital. So it will
be seen that the stringency 10 the
money market at this time is dae Il
healthy natural causes, and not te
illegitimate speculation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06
Beautiful City.

From the Jerseyville, H., Examiner,
MEXICO, Mo, Sept. "a, 1887
Correspondence Of the Eraminer -
Now that the smoke of the ex-Cou.
federate reunion has blown away, the
battle ground can be reviewed. Col
Bob White, editor Of the LEDGER, il
the only man in Audrain county tina,
survived the whole business without
wound or sigh. = 4" :"
Mexico is the best built and pret
tiest town in North Missouri. Stu
ated in a rich wheat and corn coun
try, and backed by lots of cattle anc
stock of all kinds The city, town
ship and county not owing a dollar
good roads, schools and low taxes
say this home of rest and swee
rspose for any family that has mad,
up their mind to West (you may &,
farther and fare worse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06

The anonymous skunk signing him
self ''29' in Thursdays Lntelligencer
is cordially invited to give his name.
We presume the convicted faisifier
who runs that sheet, or one of his
satellites, wrote it. One thing certain,
the writer is ashamed of his name OF
afraid to sign it. A newspaper man
God save the mark-who will publish
anonymous personal stabs is as bad
as the writer. but nothing better Is
expected of the alley sheet. We
repeat, the pusilanimous, sneakipg
assassin is invited to give his name
if he has one. Anonymous journal
ism. we see, was discarded even ir
hell, only to be taken up and adopt
ed By our contemporary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06
The Same Man IN Mexico.

FROM the LOUISIANA ffesss
It seems funny, In these days OF
progress and enllghtment that q
street fak,r can come into commu-
nifty, and swindle the unwary. But
such is . fact--at least in this section,
where the people are as bright as the
ordinary run of moftals. A sllck
jewelry peddler stood in his carriage
at the corner of Third and Georgia
streets Saturday morning and in a
few hours euchered lot of suckers
Out of a considerable amount Of
money. His method was anything
but now, but it worked successfully.
He first offered pair of sleeve but
tons for sale at so cents. These he
redeemed, as soon as soon as he sold
large quantity, at 81. This was
simply a bait. He next offered
watch chains at 81, and the greedy
buyers, expecting big returns on
their investment, eagerly threw their
dollars up to him. After disposing
of nearly $50, he then took them
back and gave So apiece for them.
He next offered watches at $40, and
after he had scooped the crowd OF
all their wealth, drove off, leaving
the purchasers dumbfounded, as the
tickers were nothing but the trashiest
stuff that could be put together.
He left the town fully $3.50 or 5000
richer than when he struck it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06
DREAMLAND.
Written for the LEDGER by Mrs. Myra Douglas.
Faces seen in fairy dreams,

Written for the LEDGER by Mrs. Myra Dougla
Faces seen in fairy dreams,
Floating down the silver streams,
Basking in the moons pale beams,
Soft and clear.
Smiling lips and laughing eyes,
Peri-hke, from Paradise,
Or, as cherubs from the skies,
Ye appear.
When the daylight softly fades,
Shadows fill the groves and glades.
Elin sprites among the shades
Fit about,
Some with faces'I have seen,
In some former dream, / wee3,
Softly gliding o'er the green,
JOY thro'out.
Some as manhood In its prime,
Some as childhood-youth, sublime
Thus they clip the wings Of Time
For spell.
Crowning brows with laurels rare,
Twinng noWers in sunny hair,
Driving far the pangs of care,
Where they dwell.
Forms of Dreamland. come to me.
Let me float SO dreamily,
Drift afar on silent sea,
Edenward,
To the land of sweet repose,
Land of Lily, land Of Rose,
Where no grief the spirit knows,
Heavenly sward.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06
A Notable Speech.
From the st. Louis Republican

FROM the ST. Louis republican
The Mayors address of welcome
to the veterans at the Merchants
exchange reception contained many
significant sentences, but none more
significant than this:
The generation to which 1 belong,
and which has come upon the State
since the days of Appomattox, view
that fratricidal strife from an unbias-
ed standpoint.
Coming on the stage with his
generation since Appomattox, D. R.
Francis has built up by his own eff
forts one of the largest businesses in
the West, and has been elect
ed to an Office second only in respon-
sibility to that of governor of the
State. He has reached middle age,
and looking back over his own gen.
Grafton and the generation represent
ed by the venerable Gen. Sherman,
seated at his side, he sums them in O
few, swift, sharp sentences which
leave nothing unsaid. Gen. Sher
man may we'll say that such Unior
sentiments are "good enough" TO,
him. They mean that this genera
ton is not concerned with the quar-
rel of the last, but has all that it car
do to with the present aud future
I A Union saved by the sword coul(
not be maintained by the sword, bu
it can be and it will be maintained b,
such union sentiments as those o
i Mayor Francis. To hold them is t.
see clearly that in this generation
there is no quarrel of American will
American, handed down from fathe
to son, and in saying this .forcibly
without putting It into So many words
on an occasion when it was most ar
propr1ate that it should be said, May
or Francis made the most notabl
speech OF the year, If not of the de
cade. 1t announced a new epoch
as different from the epoch of Hor
John Sherman as the epoch of Stan
ton and Sumner was from that c
Henry Clay.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06
Our coil" Well.


The Mexico artesian well com
pany is working in hard luck. The
deeper they go the more water they
find, and more trouble to keep it oui
Of the way. The drill is now in O
rock so soft the casing can not be
made to shut ont the water and as i,
is impossible TO drill in the flow oil
water, the project has about reached
a point that is denominated failure
1t is to be hoped that at least a flow
ing steam of water will be reached il
not gas, the prime object of the
company. 1t would stimulate furth
er exploration in the bowels OF tn,
earth in that part of the State, ant
in a measure compensate for the out
lay of cash.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06

WHILE in ST. Louis this week We
met Jasper Burks, who is candid
ate for Marshal in the Eastern dis
trict. He does not look like the bad,
bad man he is represented to be by
those who hate Senator Vest. Men
we know to be worthy and honest
say that the worst that can be said
Of Burks is that no man in the Demo
cratic party is harder worder for its
success. He is ever found in the
front rank with his coat, vest and
collar off working for the success oi
the nominees of the party
from the top to the bottom o1
the ticket. Such are the men worthy
Of honor and emolument at the hands
of the party.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06
AFTER TWENTY YEARS.
Startling Coincidence at the G.. A.
r. Encampment-Capt. jack
sons Narrow Escape.

Major Thomas r.. Day, of this
city, is home from the G.. A. R. en-
campment in st. Louis, and despite
the rain, reports fairly good time.
Many comrades who had not met
before in score of years, shook
hands and talked over old times. One
of the pleasant episodes of the reun-
ion was coincidence, remarkable as
it is startling, which occurred at one
of the many registering headquarters
in that city. Major Day was engaged
in conversation with some friends
when he chanced to hear an old gen.
tlemau who stood near mention the
name of the twenty-second Massa-
chusetts regiment. The Major asked
the speaker If he knew that regiment,
to which the old gentleman replied
that be was member of that body,
at the same time asking Major Day if
he belonged there. The Major had
not, but an incident he could relate
might be of interest. AT one of the
fircest battles of the war he was one
of q number detailed on the burying
or relief corps. In moving the dead
and wounded off the field, Mr.. Day
came across man shot through and
through, though yet alive. From
his cap, the Major saw that the
wounded man belonged to company
A, 22nd Mass. He carried the SOL
dier of. the field, made as comforta-
BILE bed as possible under the circum-
stances, sheltS Sred by bush, and
gave him a idriAk of brandy. He was
compelled I'd. lesve his charge on ac-
count of other dpties, but in the even
ing found an dpportunity to return.
The soldier waslsfill alive, and Maj.
Day removed hinsto better quarters.
The Major related this incident, for,
perhaps, the old gentleman might
have heard what became of his
charge. His name, learned"
added the narrator in conclusion,
Twas Capt Jackson"
Captain Jackson!" fairly shout
ed the old gentleman, "Tm Captain
Jackson" and tn greeting that fol
lowed cannot be described. Major
Day could not realize that he stood
before the man who he had carried
off the field in dying condition ove1
twenty years ago, and the old Gap
tain clasped the Majors hand ant
cried. That was all. Hundred
gathered around the two, the stor.
repeated, and Capt. jackson exhibit
ed the scars as further proof OF tn
tcurious story.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06
MEXICO, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6. 1887
The Increase in Pens,ons.

rum wv Anfh WpfMr
The report Of the Commissioner Of
Pensions for the last fseal year con-
tains Information which should cause
the people to demand that Congress
go very slow in making further ad-
ditions to the pension list.
During last year the net increase
in the number of pensions was 40,-
224-snd this twenty-five years after
the close of the war. The pension
list reached the natural maximum,
under the laws that helped to induce
men to volunteer in defence of their
country, in 1878, eight years after
the end Of the conflict. The list then
numbered 238,411; the disburse-
ments were $29,000,000. The num-
bers steadily decreased until 1878,
when the list contained but 223, 1898,
and the cost was $26,O00,000. Al
that time the new drag-net pension
acts, promoted by claim agents and
encouraged by vote-catching pollti.
clans began to pass. The list grew
at a rapid rate until on June 30th
last it numbered 100000, and the
cost was s74,s15,OOO And thus the
anomaly is presented Of pension
list increasing at an alarming rate
more than a quarter of a century af.
ter the close of the war that made
it necessary.
The pension-roll of the United
States is now less by only 10000
than the roster of the standing army
of Germany, and costs within $40,
100000 as much annually. 1t ex
ceeds by $10,000,000 the total ex
pendltures of our Government in th,
year before the war. The increas'
in It's cost since 1878 is within 81,
OOU,U0O OF the dImlnution OF the an
nual interest charge effected sine
that time by refunding and by th'
payment of more than 81 600, 900, ,00t
of the principal Of the debt. s.
that, as far as the annual charge i
concerned, the war debt has not beer
material reduced-the form of tn
obligation has simply been changed
This is not showing on which t.
ask for service pensions, based Oh
the elimination of patriotism fron
citizenship, nor for dependent pen
sions, that would pauperize the rol
of honor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06

The people of Mexico should be
especially careful to extend cordial
welcome to the anti-Horse Thief
Association when it meets here. There
will be about 800 delegates here from
all parts of the State. They will be
representative men who expect tc
pay their own bills and ask no ia.
vors. The hotels will, of course,
make them reasonable rates. Pri-
yate residences should be thrown
open to all who cannot secure room
at the hotels.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06
Local Option in Knox,

EDNA, No., Sept, PA local
option mass meeting has been called
for Saturday October 8, at the Court
House to prepare and arrange tc
circulate petition to the county
court to submit under the local OPP
ton law to an election the question
of the sale of intoxicating liquors il
Knox county. The canvass will be
red-hot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06
COL. cLAIRoRNE's BOOM,
The Mexico Reunion and the
Ledger.
Fsem the 81, Louis spectator.


The theory that the next Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor was to
be settled upon at the Mexico rena-
ion was pretty generally held, aud by
none stronger than by Colonel Ciai-
borne's supporters. Preparations
were made to capture the reunion
and make Claiborne convention OF
it. The Coionel's friends appeared
on the field early, the Colonel fol-
lowing. loaded down with speech,
which was to stir the old C"nfeder-
ate blood, start the rebel yell, and
give the boom a tremendous i'm
petus. Among the friends of the
Colonel who appeared at Mexico was
the editor of the ''organ," and IN Or
der to turn the proper press influence
upon the reunion its editor walked
into the Office of one of the Mexico
papers and composed an ecstatiC
tribute to the old President of the
Association. This would probably
have been imposed upon the owner
of the paper had not the writer, in
endeavoring to boom the Colonel,
started in to abuse a man whom he
supposed to be a rival in the race
for the nomination and who was none
other than Mayor Francis, of st.
Louis. 1t happened that the owner
of the paper which was proposed te
be used in this manner was warm
friend of the young Mayor, and upor
perusal of the Claiborne notice he
informed the gentleman if there was
any puolic opinion to be moulded il
that vicinity he proposed to do il
himself, and that when the moulding
was done it would not be for th,
Colonel. The next move on thu
part of the Claiborne men was th,
circulation of a statement to the eff
feet that Mayor Francis had with
drawn from the gubernatorisi race
The Mexico LEDGER telegraphed Mr.
Francis for affirmation or denial o
this report, and received reply tha
the man who was circulating it wa
no friend of his and was probably nj
more reputable or. reliable than tn
paper he published. The Colonel
boom was not doing very we'll ant
the gentlemen who attended the re
union had their notice brought to it
not as bright, buoynet, sparkling
airy creation, but as flabby failure
The Administrative Council or Exec
utive Committee of the Association
cognizant of what was occurring, re
sisted the attempt to use the reun
ion and, by means known only
themselves, crowded the Colonel GU
of an opportunity to make tbs
speech upon which his reliance ha
SO fondly pinned. The speech wa
never delivered, Claiborne resolu
tion was not adopted, and the affai
| passed off without giving aid or sus
tenance to anyone's boom.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06

ADAM RoDEMYRE, OF the Centralia
Guard, and Walter Williams, of the
Boonville Advertiser, represented
Missouri at the international Edi-
toral convention In Denver, and had
a good time. The convention meets
in San Antonio, Texas, next year and
will take the boys on an excursion
through Old Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06
w. G. T. u. Entertainments.
Mexico, Oct. 1, 1887.
To the Editor Of the Ledger

To the Editor Of the Ledger.
In answer to your notice of advice
given to the ladies of the w. G. T.
u, in last evenings LEDGER, "to give
no more shows, as we were liable to
be humbugged, etc." let me assure
you that we feel quite competent to
give first-class entertainments, and
with the exception of the last have
always done SO, and that was sstis-
factory to all save the w. @. I. U.
ladies. We expect to have as fine
lectures in the near future as ever
graced pulpit or stage. Very Res'y,
Mrs. NJ. ]. HARDING,
Supt. Press. Work.
We fail to hear of anyone who was
satisfied" with the late snide enter
tainment. (?) We were not there,
but notice from our contemporary
that the so-called lecturer was worthy
of an egging. There is no doubt
but what the ladies can furnish good
entertainments, and we trust they
will. We did not expect our advice
to be needed. There is a class OF
people IN this world who know every
thing about everything. No news
paper expects to influence this class
one way OF the other, but is almost
daily called upon to extend sympathy
for the mistakes made, and the
writer of the above, Mrs. M. J. Hard
ing, only the day after the fraud show,
told the editor of this paper he ought
to pitch into the same and blow il
up. We refrained, knowing we
would be accused by some narrow
minded people of pitching into it be.
cause the Wet. q. (or at least some
of them) we're backing it. Now
Mrs. H. says the show was satisfactory
to the public. 1t would appear al
though some of the w. G. T. U
ladies we're bound to fuss with the
newspapers, never having any use fol
them except to publish free notices
of their meetings, shows, etc. Tht
LEDGER has no complaint to MAKE
except that Mrs. H. one day asks vi
to give show fits, and the next da,
says the show was satisfactory"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06

We HAVE before as the initial
number of the Versailles Gazette, ed
tied and published by j. F. Mounts,
formerly Of Mexico. 1t is hot pa
per and shows ability in every depart
ment. Mounts is q thorough news.
paper man and knows how to pleast
the people.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06
killed a Porter.

PINE BLUFF, ARKs Sept. 3o.--A
drunken negro yesterday got on the
passenger train Of the Ut. Louis, Ar
kansas & Texas Railway, sixty miles
south Of here, and refused to pay
his fare, and was put of by the con-
ductor. He then fred on the negro
porter, the ball missing him. The
porter returned the fire and killed
him
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-06
Miss Couzins Sworn In.

ST.. LOUIS, Sept. 30.-Miss Phoebe
Couzins qualified yesterday morning
for the marshalship. She was sworr
in by Justice Miller in open court
and her bond was approved. Messrs
Stephen Bemis, Thomas Jacobs
John w. kaufman, Louis Stump and
Judge Phillips signed the $4,000
bonds, and Miss Couzins immediate
ly afterwards was ushered into hel
new office.